Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Olearia nummulariifolia (Hook.f.) Hook.f. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl.: 127 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves dense, 5-10mm, broadly obovate to orbiculate, adaxially shiny green, abaxially yellowish hirsute, coriaceous, capitula few, ca. 5mm across, ligules 3-5 |
Size | 70-200cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Aster nummulariifolius (Hook.f.) Kuntze Eurybia nummulariifolia Hook.f. Olearia hillii Colenso Shawia nummulariifolia (Hook.f.) Sch.Bip. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |